How do you cope when feeling sick all the time?

[WoollyHead]

Especially anoyone with several kids, how do you cope when the morning sickness is bad?

I'm almost 14 weeks and it's as bad as ever. I'm sick every morning, and nauseous a lot of the time. Exhausted too. Chasing around after my toddler is so hard, but I have 2 DCs at school as well, and I'm struggling with simple things like staying on top of the laundry, and planning, shopping for and cooking family meals etc. I've had one pregnancy that was like this before and it went on for months, but I was working in an office then and that wasn't nearly as hard as this, as I was sat at a computer or in meetings all day, and got a proper lunch break etc.

It's driving me mad. I just feel awful and am struggling to eat or drink properly. Half the time I'm probably a bit dehydrated, but the thought of most drinks makes me want to retch .

Sorry to moan, just wondered how other people going through similar are managing?

You sound like me! I'm 9 weeks and feeling awful . I'm struggling to cope with work (nightshifts when my ms is worse at night are no fun at all), my 3 yo and just normal life really! And I know what you mean about not wanting to drink anything, I'm the same. I don't really have much advice except take shortcuts where you can (chip shop chips for dinner in our house tonight ) and I'm trying to sip drinks regularly, and eat crackers to ease the sickness, and lots of early nights. My first pregnancy never really eased as far as the sickness went so I'm just praying that this one isn't the same.

Oh ladies im so pleased to see were all in the same boat, I was beginning to think I was a wimp. Im 13+2 and feel so so shattered I was hoping it was coming to end as I started to feel a little better last week, but think work is shattering me out. I work until 11pm on saturday and sunday;s and dont think this is helping along with my other 2 ds!!. My dh has been great with washing and house work, and we have had lots of takeaways!. My appetite is slowly coming back but still cant eat properly at night :)

I've found not eating and drinking at the same time helps don't know why! Also sea bands are my saviour!!! Not sure if you've tried any of these yet. Hope you get some relief soon.

Agree with the sea bands. Got mine on Saturday and I am literally a different woman, actually enjoying this pregnancy now and wouldn't have said that a week ago. Had nine months of nausea last time and was miserable the whole time.

Oof poor ladies - it is awful, isn't it? I was almost constantly nauseous for most the 1st trimester and still being sick til about 16-17 weeks, but it DID fade for me...hopefully it will ease for you too. Hang in there.
Tips:

• into bed as early as possible, sleep is the best.
• Let it slide for now, you can pick up the reins again when/if you feel better later. No one is marking you out of 10 for coping with this pregnancy, and you'll get no medals for getting 3 loads of laundry and a full grocery shop done while just wanting to lie on the couch. So stick a DVD on for the kids and lie on the couch with them instead for a bit.
• drink cold fizzy water regularly and don't let yourself get dehydrated.
• try lime and soda water, the tanginess can help.
• baked beans, wholemeal bread and cheese is perfectly acceptable for children's meals. Therefore also acceptable for adult's meals. Eat with your kids and let DH/DP fend for himself a few nights.
• pizza can be homemade quickly or ordered in for kids and re-heated for adults, the savoury starch/cheese can be exactly what you need when feeling dodgy.
• do your meal planning and grocery shopping online, preferably in bed. Don't try to do it while you're simultaneously looking after children. That's for when you're on top of your game, and you're not so stop pretending and give yourself a break.
• draw on help as much as possible. Can you ask school friends to drop your kids home or have them to tea after school? Do you have a mum or MIL nearby who could chase after the toddler for a bit and let you nap one day?

You'll see a lot of the gist of this isn't about trying to stop the nausea - my feeling is eating little and often, the things you do feel like when you want it is the only option, and if it's really bad see your GP for meds. But coping with life when you're feeling crap is IMO mainly a matter of adjusting expectations whether they're your own or others, even if it's only temporary. My DS got quite used to being told that mummy was feeling tired or sick and needed some quiet time. It didn't worry him, and it hasn't lasted. (Well, I still try to nap in the weekends when DH is around).

Good luck - oh and nice to see you here - I remember your username on the TTC boards, congratulations!!

Thanks for the suggestions. I have been out and bought a couple of ready meals and some things that just go in the oven to be heated up (fish fingers etc). Home cooking is on ice for now, I can't do it .

Nothing stops the sickness, I've tried everything . Funny now how I look back at DC2 & 3's pregnancies now and can see all the bollocks I told myself about the miraculous ways I'd got rid of or prevented the sickness... I just wasn't as sick those times it turns out. None of that works now, just like first time!

I'm impressed people are managing takeaways. I can't think of any I could keep down, except the odd portion of chips .

Hoping we all feel better soon.